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Lanthanide CPs: The guest-tunable drastic changes of luminescent quantum yields, and two photon luminescence

  • Cheng Hui Zeng
  • , Jing Ling Wang
  • , Yang Yi Yang
  • , Tian Shu Chu
  • , Sheng Liang Zhong
  • , Seik Weng Ng
  • , Wing Tak Wong

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Abstract

Four kinds of guest-driven lanthanide coordination polymers (CPs) have been synthesized. They have similar formula: [Tb(NPA)3CH3CN]n(1, H-NPA = N-phenylanthranilic acid), {[Tb(NPA)3CH3OH]CH3OH}n(2), [Ln(NPA)3DMF]n(Ln = Tb (3a), Gd (3b), Eu (3c)), and [Tb(NPA)3DMSO]n(4). These complexes were characterized by single-crystal diffraction, PXRD, FT-IR, TGA, DTA, EA, UV-vis spectra and luminescence lifetime measurements. They are all highly thermostable, acid and base resistant. The luminescence quantum yields (QY) of Tb3+complexes: 1, 2, 3a and 4 are 4.0%, 9.0%, 44% and 46% respectively. Interestingly, there is a drastic change from 4.0% to 46% in luminescence QY by exchanging the coordination solvent, the oscillation of small molecule near the Tb3+causes the drastic change. Furthermore, the octupolar-like structure of 4 has a high two-photon luminescence.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2235-2242
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume2
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Mar 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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